SOUND OFF: Jan. 13

The letter writers and callers in Bloomfield Hills are always complaining about the Republicans, and now they're complain about people being addicted to marijuana because of this right to smoke it. They are also complaining about the unions showing their true colors. They have shown their true colors. They constantly complain about the Democrats and anyone who gets anything for free. They don't want to pay their own share of taxes but they want everyone else to follow the rules. People in Bloomfield should stop complaining. They have four years to deal with President Obama, so they should live with it and quit crying.

-- Pontiac

Gov. Rick Snyder's veto of the concealed weapon law was the wrong thing to do. I don't own a handgun or any type of rifle, but I still believe people should have the means to defend themselves in every situation. Obviously, Snyder's liberal mindset is that if we take away the means of protection, we are going to save lives somehow. All that means is that the police come in afterwards and identify the bodies and possibly the person who committed the crime. The law would have given the people means of preventing a crime, but instead of that, we have gun free zones, which are killing areas for any criminal who happens to wander into them. Crooks go there because they know they're not going to be opposed. This is a silly idea.

-- Royal Oak

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People should not have to join unions, but those same people should have to negotiate one-on-one with their employers for wages, benefits and working conditions, and not expect dues-paying union members to do it for them. Republicans complain about people getting a free ride. They just gave a whole group of people a free ride. They are hypocrites.

-- Novi

The National Rifle Association would never agree to a ban on semi-automatic weapons. They have clearly stated their interpretation of the Second Amendment. Citizens should be armed to protect themselves and this country against the possibility of a tyrannical government. Citizens, must be diligent against those who would usurp our lifestyle and way of governing. The Founding Fathers were wise enough to write the Second Amendment with flexibility for changing technology. During their time, the Army fought with muskets, so the citizens should have muskets. Today's Army is equipped with assault rifles, so the citizenry must be equipped with assault rifles. We have to resolve this dilemma before any meaningful change can be enacted.

-- Oxford

The explosion of gun control plans is a total waste of time because gun makers and dealers are reaping huge profits, and they'll never quit making and selling them. The NRA tells poor, ignorant dunces that the government is going to confiscate their guns, and that you should carry it wherever you go because that way you can kill the bad guys, just like Wyatt Earp did. So profits and slaughter will continue just as they always have.

-- Berkley

With the tragedy in Connecticut, you just have to wonder what was that shooter's mother thinking? She knew she had a mentally challenged child in her household, yet she had weapons that he could use and plenty of ammunition to go with them. How did they get all that ammunition, or was the house stocked with it? It's not really the gun; it was the shooter's mother who made a bad decision and the school children paid the ultimate price.